guy gantic bonuses before the big tax hike. what scared me spending was really below estimates. feels like maybe the american people are beginning to hunker down. that has been a major problem. even though people give the president, you know, props if you will, in their own lives they're really not acting out on it. martha: one of the things we talk about, consumer spending. we just started to absorb the fact everyone is paying higher taxes across the board. if you make $50,000, you're, it is going up by a thousand dollars for, most people across the board. so, you know, i'm concerned about the next quarter. one quarter can be an anomaly. you have two back-to-back you've got a recession. >> martha, we have to be real an candid and face the fact that the deal on the fiscal cliff, the three-month extension on the debt ceiling, have done absolutely nothing to resolve our long-term fiscal challenges. and given the fact that we have no long-term agreement, consumers are doing exactly what you're saying. they're hungering down becaus